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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between the child and mother there is a discernible sense of ______________________________.
(a) Love and affection
(b) Strong communication
(c) Disappointment and anger
(d) Bonding between them

2. Rose was surprised that her mother had ___________________________.
(a) Taken her bible on the search
(b) Learned how to drive
(c) Left her father behind
(d) Given up on finding Bing

3. The white swan was purchased _____________________.
(a) In Shanghai
(b) In San Francisco
(c) In New York City
(d) Aboard the train

4. Suyuan Woo packed all of her belongings into a _________________.
(a) A back pack
(b) A kimono sling
(c) Wheelbarrow
(d) Four wheeled cart

5. What did Jing Mei guess was the capital of Finland?
(a) London
(b) Nairobi
(c) New York
(d) Sacramento

Short Answer Questions

1. Waverly's mother pretending to understand chess is ____________________________.

2. An-Mei's mother shows up ___________________________.

3. The woman intends to learn in America how to __________________________________.

4. The token saved from the swan carries with it ________________________________.

5. When Ying-Ying got dirty with turtle blood, Amah was afraid Ying-Ying's mother would _______________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss why the woman has never told her daughter about the single feather she kept from the swan.

2. Since the little girl is too young to be told about them all, discuss what some of the twenty-six malignant gates might be.

3. Is Ying-Ying a neglected child?

4. Why is Bing's name written in erasable pencil in the Bible's Death section?

5. An-Mei has an interesting way of storing her Bible. Discuss where the Bible is kept, and why.

6. Discuss the unusual circumstances under which Lena lives.

7. Discuss how it is that the Italian girl next door provides a sense of peace for Lena.

8. What triggers Ying-Ying's early memory of her traumatic fall from the family boat?

9. The imagery of the woman fluttering her arms when the swan is taken from her is sad. What does it imply?

10. What does Lindo's snuffing the candle out signify?

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